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Map [Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota : used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their 1804 expedition up Missouri River].

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Title

  • [Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota : used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their 1804 expedition up Missouri River].

Names

  • Finiels, Nicolas de.
  • Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
  • Clark, William, 1770-1838.
  • Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841.
  • Mackay, James, 1761-1822.
  • Evans, John, 1770-1799.

Created / Published

  • [1798]

Headings

  • -  Missouri River Watershed--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Lewis and Clark Expedition--(1804-1806)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Missouri River Watershed

Notes

  • -  Date from accompanying text.
  • -  Relief shown by symbols for "Black Mountains" or Black Hills.
  • -  Some place names in both English and French.
  • -  Based on surveys up to the Mandan-Hidatsa villages by James Mackay and John Evans.
  • -  Longitudinal errors, at least in part, account for map not being drawn to scale.
  • -  Prime meridian: Paris [?].
  • -  Pen-and-ink. Some pen-and-ink annotations made after 1798.
  • -  Map backed with Japanese tissue paper.
  • -  Accompanied by photocopy of text on mapping of de Finiels: Missouri Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 4, July 1987, p. 387-402.
  • -  On verso written in pen-and-ink by William Henry Harrison but unsigned: For Captn. William Clark or Captn. Meriwether Lewis on their voyage up the Mississippi.
  • -  Also on verso written in pen-and-ink: Mr. Peter Tabeau at the Ricraries.
  • -  Imperfect: Stains, darkening, tears, creases, and small pieces missing.

Medium

  • 1 map : ms. ; 76 x 99 cm., on sheet 81 x 101 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G4127.M5 1798 .F5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002621122

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Finiels, Nicolas De, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, William Henry Harrison, James Mackay, and John Evans. Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota: used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in theirexpedition up Missouri River. [1798] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002621122/.

APA citation style:

Finiels, N. D., Lewis, M., Clark, W., Harrison, W. H., Mackay, J. & Evans, J. (1798) Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota: used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in theirexpedition up Missouri River. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002621122/.

MLA citation style:

Finiels, Nicolas De, et al. Map of Missouri River and vicinity from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Mandan villages of North Dakota: used by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in theirexpedition up Missouri River. [1798] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2002621122/>.